Mediocre Mum

Category: Travel

  • Looking forward to the summer holidays?

    ‘I can’t wait for the summer holidays’ said one of the mum’s from school ‘Are you completely insane?’ I replied. Okay, I’m looking forward to lying in, not having to do the school run, making packed lunches, spending more time together and a family holiday but the sheer thought of entertaining my daughter for 6…

  • Is Newquay (Cornwall) a family destination?

    Newquay for Families I recently had the opportunity to visit Newquay, as part of the inaugural easyJet flight from Southend (London) Airport.   The flight takes less than an hour and if you’ve ever driven to Cornwall during school holidays, you know it can be an absolute nightmare.  We did it once and it took nearly…

  • Top 7 Things to Take on a Long Haul Flight for Kids

    There is actually only a certain length of time a child is capable of sitting still. Constrain that child by putting them on a plane for 10 hours and then expect them not to complain about it, is a big ask. Being from Canada, once a year I fly ‘home’ with my husband and our…

  • Happy Canada Day Quiz!

    [slickquiz id=1] So how did you do? Happy Canada Day to all my Canadian friends and family!    

  • Glamping Holidays in Devon near the beach

    You know when you go on holiday and you just want to get home to your own bed?  This wasn’t one of those holidays.  I would have loved to stay longer. We didn’t go away last half term so we were hoping to have a short trip this break.  We started to troll the net…